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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2010

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2010	—	1	1
2009	—	10	3
2008	—	14	4
2007	—	9	4
2006	—	6	3
2005	—	5	3
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE RHOADS GROUP	—	21
THE MITA GROUP, INC.	—	12
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC	—	4
KEMP GROUP LLC (DBA - KEMP PARTNERS)	—	2
ADAMS AND REESE, LLP	—	16

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	43
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	42
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	22
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	8
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1
General Services Administration (GSA)	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Defense	Defense	22
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	22
Government Issues	Government Issues	14
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	6
Veterans	Veterans	5
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	5
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	3
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	2
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (17)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2847110th Congress

Green Jobs Act of 2007

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations FY10 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (H.R.2847)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.2847

H.R. 2638108th Congress

Small Business Expensing Permanency Act of 2003

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 Defense Appropriations (CR H.R.2638) FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.2638

S. 3182110th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 Defense Appropriations (CR H.R.2638) FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.3182

S. 3261110th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 Defense Appropriations (CR H.R.2638) FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.3261

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H.R. 2638108th Congress

Small Business Expensing Permanency Act of 2003

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 Defense Appropriations (CR H.R.2638) FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.2638

S. 3182110th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 Defense Appropriations (CR H.R.2638) FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.3182

S. 3261110th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 Defense Appropriations (CR H.R.2638) FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.3261

S. 3182110th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 House Appropriations Bill & FY09 Senate Appropriations Bill FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation/Housing and Urban Development(S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.3182

S. 3261110th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY09 House Appropriations Bill & FY09 Senate Appropriations Bill FY09 Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations (S.3182) FY09 Senate Transportation/Housing and Urban Development(S.3261)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.3261

H.R. 1585108th Congress

To establish an office to oversee research compliance and assurance within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

2007 · year_end · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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H.R.1585 & S.1547 National Defense Authorization Act- Navy O&M and Navy RDT&E

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: H.R.1585

H.R. 3093108th Congress

Clean Air Planning Act of 2003

2007 · year_end · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY08 Senate Armed Services Appropriations Bill & FY08 House (H.R.32220 Armed Services Appropriations Bill- Navy O& M and Navy RDT&E S. 1745 FY08 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill& FY08 House (H.R.3093) Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill-FBI

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: H.R.3093

S. 1745110th Congress

Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007 · year_end · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY08 Senate Armed Services Appropriations Bill & FY08 House (H.R.32220 Armed Services Appropriations Bill- Navy O& M and Navy RDT&E S. 1745 FY08 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill& FY08 House (H.R.3093) Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill-FBI

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: S. 1745

H.R. 1585108th Congress

To establish an office to oversee research compliance and assurance within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

2007 · mid_year · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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H.R.1585 & S.1547 National Defense Authorization Act- Navy O&M and Navy RDT&E

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: H.R.1585

S. 1745110th Congress

Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007 · mid_year · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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FY08 Senate Armed Services Appropriations Bill & FY08 House Armed Services Appropriations Bill- Navy O& M and Navy RDT&E S. 1745 FY08 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill& FY08 House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill-FBI

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: S. 1745

H.R. 5631107th Congress

Local Control of Cellular Towers Act

2006 · year_end · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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H.R.5631 & H.R.5631(as amended by the Senate)FY07 Defense Appropriations-Navy RDT&E and Army RDT&E H.R.5672 & H.R.5672(as amended by the Senate)FY07 Science, State, Commerce & Judiciary Appropriations-Computer Security Systems

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: H.R.5631

H.R. 5672107th Congress

Protecting Priorities and Restoring Budget Disciplines Act of 2002

2006 · year_end · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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H.R.5631 & H.R.5631(as amended by the Senate)FY07 Defense Appropriations-Navy RDT&E and Army RDT&E H.R.5672 & H.R.5672(as amended by the Senate)FY07 Science, State, Commerce & Judiciary Appropriations-Computer Security Systems

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: H.R.5672

H.R. 5726107th Congress

Health Care for Working Families Act of 2002

2006 · year_end · Firm: THE RHOADS GROUP

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H.R.5726 & S.2766 FY07 Defense Authorization Act-Navy O&M IT and Navy RDT&E IT

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: H.R.5726

Source: Senate LDA

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